Button-fastener



(No Model.)

E. D. STEELE.

I BUTTON P-ASTENER. I No. 316,304 Patented Apr. 21, 1885! mflw ,9. M. vwmww. g mflw NITED STATES ATENT QEFICE.

EDWARD D. STEELE, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

BUTTON-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part. of Letters Patent No. 316,304, dated April21, 1885.

Application filed January 5., 1885.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD D. STEELE, a citizen of the United States,residing at WVaterbury, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inButton-Fasteners; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters andfigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention has for its object to provide an improved button-fasteneror metallic connection by means of which eye-shank buttons may bereadily and firmly secured to fabric in the simplest and best possiblemanner; and it consists, essentially, of a staple-shaped connectioncomposed of a loop and three parallel attaching legs or prongs, one onone side of the loop and two on the opposite side, the latter connectedby a narrow head-bar, the lower cut edge of which engages or rest uponthe surface of the material when attached thereto, all as will behereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in theclaims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the metal blankfrom which my improved fastener is formed. Fig. 2 is a perspective viewof myimproved fastener. Fig. 3 represents the same with a button asattached to fabric.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in the several figures.

In the present instance my improved button-fastener consists of the loopb,terminating on one side with the prong a, and provided on the oppositeside with the head-bar d, having downwardly-projecting prongs b b, thelower cut edge, a, of the said head-bar, between the prongs b b, forminga bearing to rest on the surface of the fabric when attached thereto, asfully shown in Fig. 2, the com- (No model.)

plete fastener being formed from the blank shown in Fig. 1.

The end of the prongs are sharpened to readily penetrate fabric inattachment.

\Vhen the fastener is secured to the material, as shown in Fig. 3, theeye-shank of the button rests in the loop 12, the prongs of the fastenerbeing pressed through the material and securely clinched on the undersurface, and the cut-edge bearing a of the head-bar d engages thematerial and rests on the upper suriace thereof, a small narrow strip ofmetal beside theloop being presented to view. Thus a fastener is formedwith a single bend imparted to the blank, and that at a portion of 6:;the blank which does not injure 0r weaken the metal of the fastener, thehead-bar and integral prongs remaining unbent.

Having described my invention, I cl aim 1. A button-fastener consistingof a head bar having two prongs on one side and one on the opposite in aparallel plane, the single prongbeing bent parallel to the head-bar nearits junction to form a loop, the lower cut edge of said head-bar forminga bearing to rest upon the material to which the fastener is attached,substantially as herein set forth.

2. The improved sheet metal button-fastener consisting of the head-bard, provided with the prongs b b and a, the prong a bent parallel to theheadbar, forming the loop I), the lower cut edge of said head-barforming the bearing a, adapted to engage or rest upon the material towhich the fastener may be secured, all the said prongs to be passedthrough the material and subsequently clinched, substantially asdescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

EDWARD D. STEELE.

Witnesses:

E. A. PENDLETON, D. M. DAVIS.

